I Can’t Love U Anymore

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I Can’t Love U Anymore

Song details Performer: Prince; Julie Kavner; Melissa Etheridge Writer(s): Prince (assumed) Producer(s): Prince (assumed) / Don Was Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

I Can’t Love U Anymore is an unreleased track first recorded as a demo in mid-April 1992, at Prince’s hotel room in Melbourne, Australia (while also on the Diamonds And Pearls Tour (during the same timeframe he also used a local studio to record Don’t Talk 2 Strangers, Poor Little Bastard, The Rest Of My Life, There Is Lonely, Be My Mirror, Wow and re-recordings of I’ll Do Anything and Make Believe). The song was written specifically for the James L. Brooks movie I’ll Do Anything. The track was re-recorded by actor Julie Kavner for the movie (preceded by a track titled DNG Groove, containing no input by Prince), and was included in a rough cut of the movie. Reaction to her vocals on the track was negative, however, and Melissa Etheridge was brought in to re-record the vocals for the film’s third test screening (still preceded by DNG Groove). This version, produced by Don Was, was included as the sixth track on a planned I’ll Do Anything album. While Prince was not directly involved in this version, it is included in the listing here as his own version remains unreleased and was intended as a demo for the soundtrack version. When preview audience reactions to the music were overwhelmingly negative, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the album was abandoned. The song remains unreleased. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Mid-April 1992 Unidentified hotel room, Melbourne, Australia Tracking (demo version) Mid-late 1992 - 1993 Studio information needed Rough demo with Patti Lupone vocals (no Prince input) Mid-late 1992 - 1993 Studio information needed Tracking (I’ll Do Anything movie version, no Prince input); Julie Kavner vocals Mid-late 1992 - 1993 Studio information needed Lead vocal overdubs by Melissa Etheridge (I’ll Do Anything movie version, no Prince input) Recording Personnel Prince demo Prince - all vocals and piano I’ll Do Anything Julie Kavner movie version Julie Kavner - vocals Other recording personnel not known. I’ll Do Anything Melissa Etheridge movie version Melissa Etheridge - vocals Other recording personnel not known. Versions Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info I Can’t Love U Anymore Demo Recorded mid-April 1992 I Can’t Love U Anymore Studio Rough demo with Patti Lupone vocals DNG Groove / I Can’t Love U Anymore Studio I’ll Do Anything movie version with Julie Kavner vocals DNG Groove / I Can’t Love U Anymore Studio I’ll Do Anything movie version with Melissa Etheridge vocals

Additional Information See also Trivia Unreleased Songs I’ll Do Anything unreleased album Julie Kavner is known for voicing Marge Simpson and other characters on the animated show The Simpsons; in 1993, Prince gave the creators of The Simpsons TV show permission to use the backing track of My Name Is Prince to create the track My Name Is Bart, with new lyrics and lead vocals delivered by Bart Simpson (played by Nancy Cartwright), for The Yellow Album. This track is the only known Prince-related track to feature American rock singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Copyrights: US Copyright Office / Copyright Document: V2933P160-161 / 1993-10-22 ; US Copyright Office / Copyright Document: V2947P243-245 / 1993-10-14

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